1Title

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3Imposition of goods and services tax on imports

Section 12 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after subsection (1), the following subsection:

“(1A)Goods and services tax is not payable under subsection (1) for any goods if the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service is satisfied that, at the time of importation or entry for home consumption under the Customs and Excise Act 1996,—

“(a)the goods are intended solely for the use of an organisation, visiting force, expedition, or other body approved by the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service that may be established or temporarily based in New Zealand under an agreement or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Government of New Zealand with the Government of another State, the United Nations, or any other international organisation; or

“(b)the goods are intended solely for the use of a person temporarily resident in New Zealand for the purpose of serving as a member of any approved organisation, visiting force, expedition, or other body.”